March 1 – March 31, 2021
SOLO Exhibition
Pikata
Girls
Pikata is a Japanese Illustrator based in Aichi, Japan.
She was born to draw, and started illustrating at the age of 14 and has been drawing everything single day since then.
In high school and university, she studied fashion and design, and received an Environmental Design degree from Kinjo Gakuin University.
After graduating from university in 2020, she joined the fashion industry, but fell ill and took a leave of absence. It was then that she was reminded again about the joys of painting.
Pikata decided to take a chance as a freelance Illustrator.
She was influenced by the painter, Picasso and the designer, Yohji Yamamoto, but wanted languidness in the heart of her illustrations.
The use of color is kept to a minimum to accentuate the languidness. Her use of color and simplicity are influenced by Yohji Yamamoto.
Her illustrations are often portraits of people with simple and empty expressions. Those who see her artworks will surely be fascinated by her unique view of the world.
I really enjoy the solemn expressions in her work. Her figures are graceful and it is interesting to see her love of fashion inspire the outfits that her characters wear. Her style develops more and more with each piece, and I hope to one day see an exhibition in person.